UNM Rainforest Innovations Announces Awardees Receiving 2025 Gap Funding
The Gap Fund @ UNM provides funding to support the advancement and commercialization of innovative technologies developed at the University of New Mexico (UNM). The goal of the program is […]
ShearIT Secures $490k NIH Grant for Stroke Treatment Research
A local startup, ShearIT, LLC, has been awarded $490k in funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to support their Phase I (proof of concept) research for their utilization […]
Series A Funding Awarded to Nob Hill Therapeutics to Advance Breakthrough Respiratory Technologies
Nob Hill Therapeutics, Inc. (NHT), an early-stage company developing innovative treatments for lung diseases, has secured $3 million in Series A funding led by Tramway Venture Partners, with participation from […]
Five Businesses That Spawned from UNM Patents
Albuquerque Journal By Ryan Boetel, Journal Business Editor July 29, 2024 It’s s a matchmaker. But instead of shooting arrows like Cupid, the University of New Mexico Rainforest Innovations plays […]
New UNMRI Startups to Receive Lucky Entrepreneur Coin™ in FY2025
Starting July 1, UNM Rainforest Innovations will start giving out a Lucky Entrepreneur Coin™ to each newly founded startup company based on a University of New Mexico technology. Starting a […]
Armonica Technologies Welcomes New CEO
Armonica Technologies, Inc. is an Albuquerque-based biotechnology company commercializing an innovative DNA nanopore sequencing technology for precision medicine research applications. They recently appointed a new CEO, Emily Milsovic, who is […]
How UNM Rainforest Innovations has Supported Nearly 170 Startups out of UNM
Since its inception in 1995, UNM Rainforest Innovations has fostered the development of nearly 170 startup companies commercializing University of New Mexico (UNM) technologies. Its role is to protect and […]
Pajarito Powder Awarded $20M to Advance Clean Hydrogen Energy Production
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a local startup to be awarded $20 million to advance their clean hydrogen energy production. The startup, Pajarito Powder, is working to develop […]
MNT SmartSolutions Expands Executive Team with new CEO and COO
Local nanoparticle-based dental health technology startup MNT SmartSolutions welcomes two new members to their executive team. The two brothers, backed by years of professional dentistry experience and co-founders of Prime […]
Local Startup TS-Nano Awarded $1.14M SBIR Grant
TS-Nano has been awarded a $1.14 million SBIR grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The award will help the company further develop their breakthrough polymer technology for […]